The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has sparked an outpouring of grief, shock, and anger. In the words of Utah Governor Spencer Cox, “Our nation is broken.”
The 31-year-old founder of the youth education group Turning Point USA was an outspoken Christian who leaves behind a wife and two young children.
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A massive manhunt is underway for his killer. Investigators believe the shooter, dressed in dark clothes and wearing a mask, fired one round from a high-powered rifle from a rooftop approximately 200 yards away. Two suspects were taken into custody but later released.
Authorities say the sniper is believed to have jumped off a roof and fled into a neighborhood after shooting Kirk. The suspect appeared to be of college age but has reportedly not been identified. While his motive and whereabouts are unknown, officials say they have now tracked the shooter’s movements on the campus in the run-up to the assassination.
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Kirk was shot in the neck while answering questions at an outdoor rally of about 3,000 people at Utah Valley University. Terrified students ran for cover while Kirk was whisked away to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
One witness, identified as Danielle, tearfully described what she saw. “You just see his neck just like open up and there’s just like so much blood that just came out,” she said. “It was horrible.”
Other eyewitnesses spoke of the shock and horror they and their children experienced. Cari Bartholomew, the state director of Utah Moms for America, had taken her 17-year-old son to the event, along with other moms and their children.
Her son was in line waiting to ask a question when the gunshot rang out, and she couldn’t see how her son was impacted in that moment. “All of us, we were trying to grab the little kids and getting them as near to us as possible,” she said.
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Kirk founded Turning Point USA in 2012, galvanizing Gen Z and Millennial voters to the conservative cause and helping put President Trump in office. He spoke against antisemitism and in defense of Israel’s right to defend itself in its war with Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him “a lion-hearted friend of Israel.” Kirk also spoke against abortion and LGBTQ activism.
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